We hosted the first Celebrating Excellence Event in SSCs for year 3 medical students over two days: 14th and 15th July. There were 8 sessions in total and the standard of presentations was excellent. Students demonstrated a great depth of work in a whole range of areas with many important findings that have the potential for publication and changes in clinical practice.

Thank you to all students who engaged fully with this event and all supporting academics and visitors who came to see the work our medical students have completed during their SSC period.

The 12 posters with the highest percentage of votes from their sessions have qualified for the oral presentation session.

Presentation times:

Qualifying students have been ordered randomly and will present in the following order:

Time

First Name

Surname

SSC Title

Main Project Speciality

09:30

Amy

Butlin

Investigating the Aetiology, Clinical Course and Management of Head Injuries in Morriston Hospital: A 6-Month Assessment

Emergency Medicine

09:45

Lauren

O’Donnell

An audit of the care of patients with Motor Neurone Disease in South Wales

Next week we are hosting the 1st annual SSC Celebrating Excellence Conference at UHW. Throughout Monday and Tuesday all year 3 medical students will present a poster on their recently completed 8 week SSC project and students from all years are welcome to attend.

1st and 2nd years who are still around are particularly encouraged to come along as it will be a great opportunity to gain inspiration for your own year 3 SSC, when you can design your own project, which includes choosing your tutor and location.

The event is in the Sports and Social Club and will run from 10am-1pm & 2pm-5pm each day.

In July 2014, the first Celebrating Excellence Event will be held at the Heath Campus over three days. All year 3 medical students will present a poster of their SSC project on either 14th or 15th July. The top quartile of posters determined by student peer review will receive certificates supporting excellence in SSCs.

The top 15 students will present short 10-minute oral presentations of their projects for academic peer review on 18th July. Three prizes will be awarded based on excellence in SSCs: